Paris (2003 Musical) - Characters

Characters

  • Homer - The narrator.
Trojans
  • Paris - Prince of Troy
  • Priam - The King of Troy; father of Hector, Paris and Cassandra
  • Hecuba - The wife of Priam.
  • Hector - Heroic commander of the Trojan army
  • Cassandra - Princess of Troy and a prophetess
  • Aeneas - A Trojan noble, second in command to Hector
  • Laocoen - High Priest of Troy; the only one who listens to Cassandra
  • Adromache-Wife of Hector
  • Helmsman
Greeks
  • Helen - The wife of Menalaus and Queen of Sparta
  • Agamemnon - Brother of Menelaus; King of Mycenae and leader of all Greek forces, wants war with Troy
  • Menalaus - The King of Sparta; overprotective husband of Helen
  • Achilles - Proud immortal leader of the Greek army
  • Patroclus - Confidant and friend of Achilles
  • Ulysses - The intelligent and cautious King of Ithaca
  • Sinon - An inept Greek soldier
  • Ajax and Diomede - Greek warlords
  • Andruste - Helen's handmaiden and closest friend
  • Fisherman - An old friend of Helen's
  • Thersites and Talthybius - Sinon's inept friends

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